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Months after tense, at times rancorous, contract talks culminated in a one-year, $20 million deal with the Heat, Dwyane Wade on Wednesday night reiterated his desire to finish his career in Miami and endorsed management’s offseason reworking of the roster. “I thought Pat Riley and Micky Arison and Nick Arison did a great job of […]
Free agent DeQuan Jones has agreed on a training camp deal with the Atlanta Hawks, league sources tell Yahoo. Jones played for ORL in 12-13. Source: Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports
New York Knicks rookie Kristaps Porzingis said he was “fired up” after hearing team president Phil Jackson compare him to Shawn Bradley. He thought Jackson may have made the Bradley comparison to motivate him. “I guess that’s what Phil does, gets guys to work hard and [get fired] up. That fired me up. ‘I’m like, […]
Basketball Insiders (to Draymond Green): Let’s talk about your free agency process. First of all, congratulations on your five-year, $82 million contract. What was it like to go through free agency? I know some players love it and some players hate it. And restricted free agency is obviously pretty rough for some guys. Fortunately for […]
I’m told Wolves have agreed to a deal with Kleon Penn to bring him to camp. Kleon Penn, 6-11 center and newest addition to Wolves camp roster, is 29 years old from British Virgin Islands. Went to McNeese State. Source: Jon Krawczynski of The Associated Press
(Minnesota Timberwolves Owner Glen) Taylor on a presumption a (Anthony) Bennett trade is coming: “We shouldn’t assume he’d go… Anthony has had a good summer.” #twolves
It has been more than 11 weeks since the New Orleans Pelicans extended restricted free agent point guard Norris Cole a $3 million qualifying offer. He remains unsigned, but the Pelicans have not given up in their push to bring him back.But a source close to Cole said talks pretty much remain at a standstill with training […]
Two-time MVP Steve Nash is in advanced negotiations to join the Golden State Warriors as a part-time player development consultant, according to league sources. Sources told ESPN.com that Nash, who was not planning to go into coaching after formally announcing his retirement in March, has been lobbied aggressively by Warriors coach Steve Kerr and team […]
Charlotte Hornets coach Steve Clifford still plans for center Al Jefferson to be a major scoring option, but Jefferson won’t be the beginning, middle and end of the team’s offense. Clifford said at a media luncheon Tuesday that he needs to strike a balance between Jefferson’s low-post touches and the more balanced way the team […]
(Rockets Head Coach Kevin) McHale praised (Ty) Lawson ‘ s playmaking, but indicates (Patrick) Beverley and Lawson will compete for playing time in preseason. Source: Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle
